Personality Characteristics, Life Circumstances, and Dynamics of Suicidal Children

The author tries to delineate the unique personality & life characteristics of the suicidal child which emerge through research & observations. The initial profile which emerges includes feelings of hopelessness, poor impulse control, cognitive rigidity, a suicidal or depressed parent, loss by death or separation, facing an unresolvable problem, and severe physical abuse. 35 ref. (NBB)